mini-SWE-agent

The 100 line AI agent that solves GitHub issues or helps you in your command line. Radically simple, no huge configs, no giant monorepo—but scores >74% on SWE-bench verified!

Coding Agents Python Listed MIT

Is mini-SWE-agent safe? Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.

OSSF Scorecard 6.1 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 98%
Last push 8d ago
Advisories None known
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In detail: mini-SWE-agent scores 69.6/100 (Grade B), ranked #342 of 1346 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 6.1/10; 98% of recent commits are signed; no published advisory affects its latest release (mini-swe-agent); last pushed 2026-09-28. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How mini-SWE-agent could raise its score

Each line changes one public signal and recomputes with the live scoring function. The gains don't add up exactly, because the score is capped near the top.

Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships mini-SWE-agent and whether that has changed: from the source repository, through how changes are reviewed and released, to the package you install. These are the checks for OWASP ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.

  1. Source Signed

    github.com/SWE-agent/mini-swe-agent, MIT, last pushed 2026-09-28. 98% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature, so changes trace to a verified account.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 6.1/10 (scanned Oct 3, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review3
    • Branch Protection0
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • Pinned Dependencies0
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 0
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 3
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging 10
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 10
  3. Published packages Linked, not attested

    • PyPI mini-swe-agent Source link points back to this repo No build attestation

    Without a build attestation, nothing proves the published files were built from this repository.

  4. What you install today No known advisories

    Latest release checked: mini-swe-agent 2.4.6. No published advisory affects it (OSV, checked 2026-10-05).

Changes to this chain

No change to package provenance, package source links, Scorecard coverage or license in HVTracker's daily snapshots of mini-SWE-agent.

Evidence behind this score

Coverage B: 3 of 5 independent evidence types found.

  • GitHub repository data
  • Package downloads
  • Supply-chain checks
  • Public actions (missing)
  • Community mentions (missing)

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues mini-SWE-agent’s score as an Ed25519-signed credential, valid for 7 days. You can check it offline against HVTracker’s published key; if anyone changes a number after signing, verification fails.

What this score doesn’t check

It covers who ships the code, not what the code does. It doesn’t read tool descriptions or prompts for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you connect it, such as Cisco MCP Scanner or Snyk Agent Scan.

How mini-SWE-agent compares in Coding Agents

  1. #17 Claude Code 70.6 +1.0
  2. #18 Open Interpreter 70.3 +0.7
  3. #19 mini-SWE-agent 69.6 this agent
  4. #20 Goose 69.1 −0.5
  5. #21 prime-agent 69.0 −0.6

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks mini-SWE-agent’s 69.6.

Where the 69.6 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Coding Agents average

69.6 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

mini-SWE-agent Coding Agents average (75 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
12.5 / 25
3.4 above avg 9.1
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
1.0 below avg 11.8
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
13.7 / 17
1.8 above avg 11.9
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
11.5 / 20
3.3 below avg 14.8
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
18.1 / 20
5.9 above avg 12.2

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 23 spots (#319 → #342)
2026-10-03
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 6pts (68 → 62)
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 195 spots (#118 → #313)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.1/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Publish provenance Add package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.
61.7
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#19

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade B reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-10-06 00:12 UTC · Repo last pushed 8 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-05

Activity & Reach

Stars
8.2k
Forks
1.1k
Last Push
2026-09-28
8 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0
Downloads (7d)
3,404,423
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
34
Rank Change
=
was #342

Analysis

Activity Inputs

61.7 / 100
StarsRepository reach
23.5 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
23.9 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
14.2 / 20

Common questions about mini-SWE-agent

mini-SWE-agent has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.
Does mini-SWE-agent publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for mini-SWE-agent. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does mini-SWE-agent have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
mini-SWE-agent has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.1/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.
Is mini-SWE-agent actively maintained?
Maintained. Last push was 8 days ago.
What license does mini-SWE-agent use?
mini-SWE-agent ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are mini-SWE-agent's commits signed?
98% of the last 100 commits to mini-SWE-agent are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface
Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support
None detected
No MCP server signal detected.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
3 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
None detected
No clear plugin system or broad tool surface detected.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
  • MCP signal live
  • External deps live
  • Tool / plugin surface live
  • Package provenance drift live

Maintain mini-SWE-agent?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores mini-SWE-agent from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

Reputation Timeline

Signal history
Rank 12Score 1
2026-10-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 23 spots (#319 → #342)
2026-10-03
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 6pts (68 → 62)
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 195 spots (#118 → #313)
2026-09-21
Rank Moved
Rank rose 199 spots (#317 → #118)
2026-09-11
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#294 → #305)
2026-09-07
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 16 spots (#271 → #287)
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 57 spots (#209 → #266)
2026-09-04
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 15 spots (#194 → #209)
2026-08-31
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#167 → #181)
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#160 → #171)
2026-08-26
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 16 spots (#133 → #149)
2026-08-17
Rank Moved
Rank rose 13 spots (#116 → #103)
2026-08-13
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#100 → #112)

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HVTrust 69.6 Grade B
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Other agents in Coding Agents

Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · PyPI / pypistats (downloads, provenance) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON